Talking to the news agency, BFQ founding president Iftekhar Ahmed said the event would go a long way in rebranding Bangladesh as an economic powerhouse and breaking the stereotype of being a supplier of low-cost human resources.

The exhibition, he said, would enable Bangladeshi companies to showcase their products and services.

He said Made in Bangladesh was the first initiative in Qatar to enhance Bangladesh-Qatar bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade and investment leveraging the potentials from enviable socio-economic progress of Bangladesh for last one decade.

On the side-line of the exhibition, Iftekhar Ahmed informed that there would be seminars and panel discussions to showcase toll manufacturing opportunities, business process and outsourcing opportunities.

He said the first day of the exhibition would have formal opening ceremony, seminars, cultural show under the theme ‘Rhythm of Bangladesh’, fashion show on Dhakai Jamdani and Katan. The second day events would include seminars, cultural show under the theme ‘Seasons of Bangladesh’ and the instrumental fusion and tribute to musical legends of Bangladesh, he added.

Ahmed said the third and closing day would have seminars, cultural show under the theme ‘The Bengal Beats’, folk festival, and formal closing ceremony and gala dinner.